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Best UK music festivals for summer 2024

Best UK music festivals for summer 2024

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Eden Sessions, 12 June-13 JulyIf you’ve never visited Cornwall’s wondrous Eden Project, here’s your chance to. Tickets to the Eden Sessions include two-day entry to the gardens and Biomes, and you can catch sets from DJ Fatboy Slim, Scottish crooner Paolo Nutini, Suede and Manic Street Preachers and US sad-rockers The National. You can get tickets here. Black Deer, 14-16 JuneDig out your Stetson and practice your best line dance routine, because Britain’s top destination for country and Americana lovers is returning to Kent’s Eridge Park stronger than ever. The line-up includes industry legends like Joe Bonamassa, Sheryl Crow and Seasick Steve. Tickets are available here. Download, 14-16 JuneEvery year, Download welcomes the biggest names in metal to Donington Park, and 2024 is no different – but, encouragingly, festival organisers have decided to swap the usual legacy headliners for (relatively) younger acts ready to take on the challenge. Catch crowning sets from Queens of the Stone Age, Fall Out Boy and Avenged Sevenfold, as well as Limp Bizkit, Enter Shikari and While She Sleeps. Tickets …

Shania Twain hopes to bring ‘team of horses’ on stage when she plays Glastonbury Festival this June

Shania Twain hopes to bring ‘team of horses’ on stage when she plays Glastonbury Festival this June

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However, during an interview in the US, Twain revealed: “The biggest mishap I’ve had on stage is with my horse. One time, my horse drops a big poop. I just had to say, ‘Well, s— happens’.” The star, whose other hits include Man! I Feel Like a Woman and That Don’t Impress Me Much, said she felt honoured to be asked to perform at Glastonbury. “It feels like an accolade of sorts because it really feels like something you have to earn. It’s just very rewarding, it’s a really beautiful feeling,” she told BBC Radio 2’s Zoe Ball. “Everyone always talks about it being the pinnacle of festival slots. The only advice everyone gives me is to bring my wellies.” The singer also promised that her set would have “sunset glow party energy”.  She added: “It’s [going to be] all the hits, first of all, so I expect us to all be singing, word for word, the whole time through.” The five-time Grammy Award-winner has sold more than 100 million records during her career. Source link